Bell (bo) with birds
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Period
ca. 1000-800 BCE -
Geography
Yangzi River valley, China -
Material
Bronze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 39.7 x 26.5 x 18.8 cm (15 5/8 x 10 7/16 x 7 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1999.120.18 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1999.120.18
Object Details
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Provenance
?-1997Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997), method of acquisition unknown [1]1997-1999In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, upon death of Paul Singer and establishment of a loan agreement [2]From 1999The National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, by gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler [3]Notes:[1] The collection of Chinese art and antiquities assembled by Dr. Paul Singer over time was purchased by him on behalf of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Jillian Sackler, The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities and later was transferred to the children of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler.[2] The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art came into the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, upon Paul Singer’s death in January 1997. See loan agreement between the Executors of the Singer Estate and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, February 1997, copy in collection accession files. In March 2023, the museum's legal name changed to National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution.[3] The entirety of the Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art formally accessioned in 2012. See the Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art gift agreement, March 1999, copy in collection accession files. The work is part of the Museum’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection.Research updated on June 12, 2024. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Resound: Ancient Bells of China (October 14, 2017 - July 5, 2021)Selections from the Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art (August 20, 1999 to January 15, 2001) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997)Arthur M. Sackler Foundation (founded 1965)AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities (founded 1981)Dr. Carol Master (born 1941)Dr. Elizabeth A. Sackler (born 1948)Arthur F. Sackler (born 1950)Denise Marika (born 1955) -
Origin
Yangzi River valley, China -
Credit Line
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Musical Instrument -
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